| Guidelines for assessing the environmental impact of artificial intelligence systems |
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Recommendation ITU-T L.1801 provides a methodology for assessing environmental impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The methodology is based on the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology standardized in Recommendation ITU-T L.1410 (or its equivalent ETSI ES 203 199) and the method for enabling effects for other sectors standardized in Recommendation ITU-T L.1480 (or its equivalent ETSI ES 204 087). The guidance in this Recommendation focuses on AI system specific aspects that need to be taken into account in the assessment. Aggregation of AI impact on the international, national, or regional level is not part of this Recommendation.
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| Citation: |
https://handle.itu.int/11.1002/1000/16642 |
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L series: Environment and ICTs, climate change, e-waste, energy efficiency; construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant
L.1800-L.1899: Environmental sustainability of artificial intelligence and emerging ICT systems |
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2026-02-06 |
| Identical standard: | ES 204 135 (Twinned) |
| Provisional name: | L.EnvAI |
| Approval process: | AAP |
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In force |
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Maintenance responsibility: |
ITU-T Study Group 5 |
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Patent statement(s)
Development history
[34 related work items in progress]
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L.1801 (02/2026)
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ITU-T Supplement
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L Suppl. 4 (04/2016)
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Guidelines for developing a sustainable e-waste management system
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L Suppl. 5 (12/2014)
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Life-cycle management of ICT goods
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L Suppl. 20 (10/2015)
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Green public ICT procurement
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L Suppl. 21 (04/2016)
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Implementation guidance for small- and medium-sized enterprises on information and communication technology supply chain due diligence concerning conflict minerals
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L Suppl. 27 (10/2016)
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Supplement on success stories on e-waste management
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L Suppl. 28 (10/2016)
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Circular economy in information and communication technology; definition of approaches, concepts and metrics
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L Suppl. 32 (10/2016)
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Supplement for eco-specifications and rating criteria for mobile phones eco-rating programmes
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L Suppl. 33 (10/2016)
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Assessment of energy consumption of information and communication technology services
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L Suppl. 41 (05/2021)
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Requirements on energy efficiency measurement models and the role of artificial intelligence and big data
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L Suppl. 42 (05/2021)
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Guidelines on the environmental efficiency of machine learning processes in supply chain management
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L Suppl. 43 (05/2021)
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Smart energy saving of 5G base stations: Traffic forecasting and strategy optimization of 5G wireless network energy consumption based on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies
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L Suppl. 46 (12/2021)
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Definitions and recent trends in circular cities
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L Suppl. 47 (07/2022)
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Examples of resource saving within the information and communication technology sector
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L Suppl. 49 (07/2022)
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Overview on adaptation to climate change for information and communication technology networks
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L Suppl. 52 (10/2022)
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Computer processing, data management and energy perspective
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L Suppl. 53 (10/2022)
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Guidelines on the implementation of environmental efficiency criteria for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies
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L Suppl. 54 (10/2022)
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Guidance for assessing the greenhouse gas emissions consequences of the financial effects generated by information and communication technology
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L Suppl. 55 (10/2022)
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Environmental efficiency and impacts on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of data centres and cloud computing
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L Suppl. 56 (10/2022)
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Guidelines for connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goals
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Partnering for solutions: ICTs in Smart Water Management
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2014
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Resilient pathways: the adaptation of the ICT sector to climate change
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2014
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Greening ICT Supply Chains – Survey on Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Initiatives
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2012
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Review of Mobile Handset Eco-Rating Schemes
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2012
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Boosting Energy Efficiency through Smart Grids
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2012
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